Brigada
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Brigada |
| Country of production | Russia |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 750 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alexei Sidorov |
| script | Igor Porubljow, Alexej Sidorow |
| production | Valery Todorovsky, Anatoly Siwuschow |
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Brigada ("The Brigade") is a Russian mini-television series from 2001. It describes the criminal career of a young Russian and his friends, beginning with the unwanted entry into illegality through to the successful election of the mafia boss to the Duma . At the same time, the plot reflects the development of Russia from 1989 to 2001. The first broadcast began in 2002. “Brigada” developed into a very popular television series among teenagers and young adults. With a budget of USD 200,000 per episode, according to the production company Awatar Film, it is the most expensive television series ever made in Russia. The film was shot in 350 different locations, including the White House in Moscow . There are 110 character roles in the series.
action
The young Alexander Below returned to Moscow in 1989 after completing his military service in Afghanistan. Much has changed in the country in the two years of his absence in the wake of perestroika . His girlfriend is now in a relationship with the aspiring little boy Mucha. Two of his three best friends Fil, Kosmos and Ptschela (“Biene”) have also decided to earn money by extorting protection money and initially unsuccessfully try to persuade Alexander to join in too. After a jealous drama, the situation between Alexander and Mucha escalates. When the latter is violently killed in a tumult, the corrupt policeman blames Kawerin on Alexander, who is henceforth wanted as a murderer. Through all kinds of manipulation at a high level (Kosmos' father has good relationships with important people), the situation for Alexander is finally defused; however, he has to go into hiding for two years and begins a criminal career.
In the course of the following years, under Alexander's leadership, the friends developed their illegal machinations with great skill, took over an import-export company through fraud and blackmail and indulged in wealth. In doing so, "the brigade" has to assert itself again and again, often in a bloody way, against competition in the underworld. Not least because of his wife Olga, Alexander plans to legalize business and establish contacts with a high-ranking politician. But the FSB also becomes aware of the gang. In order to avoid being arrested, in 1994 Alexander responded to a request by an FSB agent to deliver large numbers of weapons to the militias in Chechnya . In the end, he has to cooperate with Kawerin, who has lost his position as a policeman and who has since climbed the criminal career ladder himself with great sophistication. In 1995 the war breaks out in Chechnya .
When Below finally learns that Kawerin is responsible for his murder accusation in 1989, the hostility between the two comes to a head, which initially ends with the supposed death of Kawerin. However, Kawerin reappears as a candidate for the 1999 State Duma elections. Below decides to also run. After a dirty election campaign, Alexander becomes a narrow winner. In cold rage, Kawerin then sends a killer to the Belows party on election evening, who brutally kills Kosmos, Ptschela, Fil and his wife with a combat knife. Below decides despite the open career as a politician and against the advice of all friends to take revenge on Kawerin. He fakes his own death. Kawerin and his people then seem to feel safe and are shot by Alexander. Olga and her son emigrate to America. Below stays behind so as not to endanger his family.
resonance
The television series met with tremendous response from younger Russian audiences. Numerous fan sites exist on the Internet. The main topic was dealt with more than once in pop music. There is also a computer game.
The series received the following awards:
- 2003 - TEFI (Russian National Television Academy Award) in the Best TV Series category
- 2003 - Golden Eagle (Prize of the Russian Academy of Cinematography) in the Best TV Series category
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Background information on the series on the Awatar Film website, accessed on February 9, 2008
- ↑ [1] Music video by the DJ Slon group on myvideo
- ↑ [2] Music video by the group Triplex on youtube
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Computer game "Brigada"
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. TEFI website
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. official website
